tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post6961981238422918526..comments2024-02-29T11:45:01.870+01:00Comments on UK Armed Forces Commentary: The evolving budget situation: GEOINTELLIGENCE improvements Gabrielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-47354993696728327182014-03-05T17:07:24.247+01:002014-03-05T17:07:24.247+01:00One thing that never crops up is the replacement f...One thing that never crops up is the replacement for the remaining Hawk T1s. They're coming up for the 40th birthday soon and while have been very reliable must be showing the signs by now. Having already put 28 Hawk T2s into service in IV squadron it seemed only logical that the Red Arrows, 208 squadron and 100 squadron would follow shortly but all has gone very quiet.Mixed Fighter Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573298672020152072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-26911688022981994092014-03-05T09:53:35.095+01:002014-03-05T09:53:35.095+01:00The calculation of the impact of the reductions in...The calculation of the impact of the reductions in Autumn Statement and budget 2013 is from the NAO document. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-6564044965496807482014-03-05T08:50:39.563+01:002014-03-05T08:50:39.563+01:00I've had a look at your finance numbers above ...I've had a look at your finance numbers above and can't seem to get where you find the £2.6bn cut in 2016-16 from? According to original SDSR numbers the MoD budget was due to rise in cash term from £32.9 bn in 2010-11 to £33.5bn in 2014-15. In the 2013 spending review however the budget for 2014-15 was cut to £32.7bn and for 2015-16 was cut to £32.6bn.<br /><br />While that's £900 million less than the original amount in the SDSR the MoD allegedly underspent by £2bn in 2012-13 thus confirming what the media alleges that Hammond (and Fox) cut far faster and deeper in the first two years than they needed too.Mixed Fighter Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573298672020152072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-14527437133280934752014-03-03T16:22:08.347+01:002014-03-03T16:22:08.347+01:00Australia is paying 3.6 billion dollars for 8 Pose...Australia is paying 3.6 billion dollars for 8 Poseidon, related support and necessary bits. That's 450 million USD per aircraft. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-23957307660152393302014-03-03T15:48:59.520+01:002014-03-03T15:48:59.520+01:00It would possibly go a long way in covering good p...It would possibly go a long way in covering good part of the cost of a small number of P-8 Poseidon. <br />But that money is extremely unlikely to be earmarked for a single project. There will be many other voices on the list, which makes me think that the proposed shares of the headroom money do not encourage much hope in a new MPA. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-71770898018670078402014-03-03T09:25:11.237+01:002014-03-03T09:25:11.237+01:00Wouldn't £1.5 billion be enough for an off the...Wouldn't £1.5 billion be enough for an off the shelf MPA? 8-10 of the Boeing P-8 Poeidon or Kawasaki P1 if we're thinking a bit more outside the box!Mixed Fighter Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05573298672020152072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-20432848981198751172014-02-06T21:36:08.587+01:002014-02-06T21:36:08.587+01:00Hi Gabriele,
Are you working on your article '...Hi Gabriele,<br /><br />Are you working on your article 'what we can manage with' ?<br /><br />I was looking at things from the what we have view.<br />If we only have enough helicopters to support 4 brigades, how can we say we should have more?<br />If we only have enough escorts for x amount of tasks, we must cut the tasks to x.<br />What's the minimum number of fast jets we need to guard UK air space and mount a long range limited strike?<br /><br />Keep up the good work<br />PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-26159592575312804612014-01-31T16:38:36.556+01:002014-01-31T16:38:36.556+01:00Thank you Gabriele.
Keep it up.
A most important...Thank you Gabriele.<br /><br />Keep it up.<br /><br />A most important capability.Daniele Mandellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-53784721967053858652014-01-30T18:20:03.740+01:002014-01-30T18:20:03.740+01:00I'm afraid i don't know the reasoning behi...I'm afraid i don't know the reasoning behind the choice. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-78436410524314749792014-01-30T13:48:30.469+01:002014-01-30T13:48:30.469+01:00The JFC already have their own shield design, usin...The JFC already have their own shield design, using the standard Joint elements shared with the MoD's logo (admiralty anchor; crossed swords, right-facing eagle). So does anyone know why for their TRF they've adopted a variant of the Red+Blue Combined Operations device (stockless anchor, thompson machine-gun, left-facing eagle)? Especially as since Combined Ops wrapped up, the latter has been almost exclusively used by the Amphibious fleet (adorning the side of HMS Ocean amongst others).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-58756364416468201162014-01-29T22:56:05.715+01:002014-01-29T22:56:05.715+01:00The DURO i don't know, but the 15T trucks are ...The DURO i don't know, but the 15T trucks are most likely from the fleet already available. There should be plenty for all needs, anyway. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-67608578661742925612014-01-29T22:53:33.431+01:002014-01-29T22:53:33.431+01:00Gaby
Do you happen to know whether the DURO II 6 ...Gaby<br /><br />Do you happen to know whether the DURO II 6 x 6 and 15T MAN trucks are new buys or converted from other roles?MikeWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-62282260594717290932014-01-29T19:05:18.997+01:002014-01-29T19:05:18.997+01:00They are updating all the 107 FALCON trunks with t...They are updating all the 107 FALCON trunks with the mods and additions developed for Afghanistan; keeping the encrypted Personal Role Radio; the Commander's Lightweight Radio and the satcom radios, for what i read so far. And those are all good news. But despite the improvements, shortcomings remain: there is currently no plan to acquire full connectivity on the move, for example, which means that command and control will have to come from stationary command posts, and every time the post has to move, as long as it is not fully set again it will still be limited to voice and perhaps limited data capability. But yes, at least some good capability is being kept. Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-82529417329453039392014-01-29T18:58:29.702+01:002014-01-29T18:58:29.702+01:00All good news. We have not heard much about the va...All good news. We have not heard much about the various C4ISTAR background bits that came out of Afghanistan but it seems like the area where there is most to learn. I recall a series of UOR procurements of comms equipment and asset tracking systems as well as battle management system mods. I know a lot of it is feeding into the non-platform elements of Scavenger and Watchkeeper but it will be interesting to see what else emerges- especially on the Bowman ComBAT side of things.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com